Mackerel with lemon dressing recipe

Mackerel with lemon dressing

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  • Serves 4
  • 10 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
  • 696 calories / serving

    Ingredients

    • 500g (1Ib) new potatoes, halved if large
    • 30g (1oz) butter
    • 3 spring onions, sliced
    • 50g rocket
    • 8 fillets mackerel, pin bones removed

    For the coconut crisp:

    • 4 tbsp plain flour
    • 2 tbsp groundnut oil
    • lemon wedges, to serve

    For the dressing

    • 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
    • 1 lemon, juiced
    • 2 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained
    • 3 tbsp chopped basil

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    Each serving contains

    Energy
    2900kJ 696.0kcal
    35%
    Fat
    48g
    high69%
    Saturates
    12g
    high60%
    Salt
    0.1g
    low0%
    Sugars
    3g
    low3%

    of the Reference intake

    Carbohydrate 36.6gProtein 32.6gFibre 2.8g

    Method

    1. Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water for 10-12 minutes, until tender. Then drain and set aside.
    2. Melt the butter in a large pan and add the potatoes and spring onions. Season well. When ready to serve, combine with the rocket.
    3. To make the dressing, pour the olive oil into a small pan, add the lemon juice and capers, season and heat through for 3-4 minutes, then stir in the chopped basil.
    4. When ready to barbecue, score the skin side of the mackerel with a sharp knife, dust in seasoned flour, shake off the excess and drizzle with a little groundnut oil, season, then place skin side down on the barbecue. Grill for 2-3 minutes, turn over and grill for another 1-2 minutes, until just cooked through.
    5. Serve drizzled with the dressing, along with the potatoes and some lemon wedges on the side.

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